Tag: entertaining

• Strawberry Buttermilk Scones

  No matter how big the box, whenever we have fresh strawberries in the house, they’re usually gone within a day. This time though, I set some strawberries aside to use in a recipe for scones that I’d bookmarked a couple of weeks back. Using the sweet, juicy strawberries, I made the scones over the weekend…

  Chaya

  May 18, 2014

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  breakfast, brunch, buttermilk, delicious, entertaining, food, may, photography, recipes, scones, seasonal, spring, strawberries, strawberry

• Painted Bottle Vases

  Anyone who follows me on Instagram knows how much I love flowers. Whether they’re peonies, anemones, or english roses, I believe that even the smallest bouquet has the ability to transform a room into a bright, airy space. Last spring, I made simple flower filled mugs to decorate the house and loved the homey look that…

  Chaya

  April 25, 2014

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• Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

  In honor of Pi Day tomorrow, here’s a recipe for one of my favorite pies: strawberry rhubarb. Strawberries have long been my favorite fruit; their sweetness, color and magical ability to turn any dessert into something delicious get me every time. But I only recently discovered rhubarb. Long stalks of mouth-puckeringly tart fruit streaked green and…

  Chaya

  March 13, 2014

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  baking, delicious, dessert, entertaining, favorites, food, lattice, march, photography, pi day, pie, recipes, rhubarb, spring, strawberries, summer

• Strawberry Jam Hamantaschen

  Hamantaschen are one of my favorite parts of Purim, second only to dressing up. Each year, I practically consume my weight’s worth of these cookies and although I’ll eat pretty much any type, my favorite is strawberry jam. This year, for the first time, I made my own to give to friends. I added vanilla…

  Chaya

  March 7, 2014

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  cookies, delicious, entertaining, favorites, food, fun, hamantaschen, holiday, jewish, march, photography, purim, recipes, spring, strawberries

• Tiramisu

  Whether it’s coffee frosting on a bundt cake, frozen espresso ices or mocha petit fours, I believe that coffee, when used in dessert, is far superior to a regular cup of joe. That’s one of the reasons why I love tiramisu. Yes, it’s rich and creamy but the liqueur and coffee soaked ladyfingers and the…

  Chaya

  January 30, 2014

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  coffee, delicious, dessert, entertaining, food, italian, january, photography, recipes, retrolillies, sweet, tiramisu, winter

• Buttermilk Biscuits

  Buttermilk biscuits are homely. They are lumpy and craggy and lean to the side-y. They are also very possibly my favorite thing to make. I know this recipe like the back of my hand. It takes me a record twenty minutes, from start to finish. Dry ingredients are mixed together, butter is cut in and…

  Chaya

  January 3, 2014

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  biscuits, breakfast, brunch, culinary, delicious, entertaining, food, photography, recipes

• Speculoos Button Cookies

  Each year during Chanukah, my family bakes sugar cookies. We make the dough, roll it out, shape the cookies with themed cookie cutters, and then decorate them with royal icing and sprinkles. However, this year I wanted to try something a little more sophisticated, and that’s where these speculoos cookies came in. Not only do…

  Chaya

  November 30, 2013

  Delectables

  cookies, delicious, dessert, entertaining, fall, hanukkah, holidays, photography, recipes, seasonal, sweet, winter

• Molasses Spice Cookies

  Fall is the type of season that just begs to be accompanied by a slew of sweet desserts. I’m always up for a fruity pie or a delicate tart, but during Fall I’m more inclined to make seasonal cookies or cakes, with slightly spicy additions, like cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves. I made these cookies one afternoon, and…

  Chaya

  October 7, 2013

  Delectables

  cookies, delicious, dessert, entertaining, fall, food, molasses, photography, recipes

• One Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

  I love visiting places with a unique, homey feel, and our local farmer’s market is such a place. The 80’s music* they always have playing on the speakers, combined with the great produce selection and the cutest little Italian deli they have makes me want to visit all the time. Just last week, I picked…

  Chaya

  June 26, 2013

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  barbecue, delicious, entertaining, food, italian, pasta, recipes, summer

• Spring Fete

  After much planning, we finally hosted our first (hopefully annual!) Spring Fete. A brunch of sorts, we planned on combining good food, delightful weather, and fun conversation with a few friends. It came out just as we hoped. We had a great afternoon just spending quality time with friends and enjoying the atmosphere, and we…

  Chaya

  April 15, 2013

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